A woman and her husband rent a summer house, but what should be a restful getaway turns into a suffocating psychological battle. This chilling account of postpartum depression and a husband's controlling behavior in the guise of treatment will leave you breathless.

This Inwood Commons Modern Edition updates Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic so that it's as easy to read and as relevant as if it was written today. The book also includes the author's argument to Congress for women's voting rights, her reasons for writing The Yellow Wallpaper,...

Seven short stories from one of the most celebrated authors of the early twentieth century have been updated with an eye toward readability for modern readers. The bones of the stories are just as she told them with no changes to plot or settings. Best of all the book includes the original unedited versions in appendices.
The Hermit and the Wild Woman: One escapes from war, the other from a convent, only to find themselves together in their solitude.
The Last Asset: A social-climbing mother is eager to use her daughter's wedding to her own benefit.
In Trust: The dream of...

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell's classic book of 8 short stories shows life in Germany during the French Revolution, and in Manchester during the Industrial Revolution. Lightly edited for modern readers, this Inwood Commons Modern Edition includes translations from French and standardized spelling. The bones of the stories are just as she told them with no changes to plot or settings. Best of all the book includes the original unedited versions in appendices.

The Gray Woman: A young German woman is pressured into marriage only to...